Is Elmhurst Safe? Queens Livability, Crime & Rent

By NYPD data, Elmhurst is rated "High Activity Area" — safer than 0% of Queens neighborhoods. 6,283 crime incidents and 2 shooting incidents over the past 12 months. See the safety page for the full breakdown.

Rents in Elmhurst, Queens vary significantly by building and apartment type. The median listing price is $0. Use DwellCheck to research specific addresses.

Elmhurst has a commute score of 8/10. 5 subway stations serve the area: Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Av-Newtown, Elmhurst Av.

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Elmhurst sits in Queens and ranks #2 of 27 Queens neighborhoods on DwellCheck's livability score (6.9/10). It's served by 5 subway stations (Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Av-Newtown, Elmhurst Av), with a median listing price of $0. Elmhurst scores 6.9 as a transit-first, services-rich neighborhood that trades cultural amenities for practical walkability and commute efficiency.

Living in Elmhurst, Queens weights against six livability dimensions: practical (HPD-violation density), commute (subway proximity), arts/culture (venue density), outdoor (parks + trees), financial (price level), investment (price trend). Elmhurst's composite is 6.9/10. Elmhurst scores 6.9 as a transit-first, services-rich neighborhood that trades cultural amenities for practical walkability and commute efficiency. For the block-by-block view, run any specific Elmhurst address through DwellCheck.

Median listing price in Elmhurst, Queens is $0 based on 7 active listings as of 2026-04-05. Whether that reads "expensive" depends on the comparison: it's lower than Manhattan averages and varies considerably by building. Rent-stabilized units in Elmhurst can run 20-40% below the median; check DHCR rent history for any specific address to verify.

Elmhurst is classified as "High Activity Area" by NYPD CompStat data. Over the past 12 months it recorded 2 shooting incidents and 6,283 total crime incidents. Walking at night carries the same risk profile as anywhere in NYC: stay on commercial corridors with foot traffic, avoid empty side streets after midnight, and prefer subway lines that run 24/7.

By NYPD data, Elmhurst is rated "High Activity Area" — safer than 0% of Queens neighborhoods. 6,283 crime incidents over 12 months. Block-level risk varies; check the address-level safety score for any specific street or building.

NYPD CompStat reports incidents at the precinct level, not block-by-block, so a granular "avoid this street" answer isn't possible from public data alone. The most reliable signal at the block level is DwellCheck's address-level safety score, which weights NYPD incidents within a 250m radius of a specific building. As a general rule across NYC: industrial blocks with no foot traffic are higher-risk than residential blocks; subway-station-adjacent commercial corridors are lowest-risk.

Elmhurst scores 6.9/10 for overall livability and ranks in the 0th percentile for safety in Queens. Elmhurst scores 6.9 as a transit-first, services-rich neighborhood that trades cultural amenities for practical walkability and commute efficiency. Whether it's a good fit depends on what you weight: families, solo renters, and remote workers each prioritize different factors (noise, transit access, parks, building quality).

The median composite score is 6.9 (interquartile range 6.5–7.3). This is driven by exceptional Practical (9) and Commute (8) scores, offset by below-average Financial (5) and Investment (5) scores. The neighborhood ranks as solidly average on Livability (4.8) and above average on Outdoor amenities (6).

Your commute score is 8, well above the Queens median of 5.5. Five subway stations serve the neighborhood: Woodhaven Blvd, Grand Av-Newtown, Elmhurst Av, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway, and Junction Blvd, with M, R, 7, E, and F line access.

Elmhurst has high tree density (9.5/10 canopy coverage, averaging 116 trees per 200m radius) and five parks—Elmhurst Park, Hoffman Park, Moore Homestead Playground, Crowley Playground, and Frank D. O'Connor Playground—within an average 479m walk.

57% of tracked buildings are mid-rise (typically 6–12 stories), while 43% are walk-ups (typically 3–5 stories), creating a moderate-density residential streetscape.